WaterAid is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Program Coordinator within the Program Operations Team within Policy and Programs to provide quality grant and project management, and operational support to WaterAid’s programs in Cambodia, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea, as well as across the region.
Reporting to: Head of Program Operations
Location: Flexible working arrangements, must hold right to work in Australia, Cambodia, or Timor-Leste. Main office in Melbourne
Classification: Level 4
Employment details: Full time 2 year fixed-term contract (subject to a 6 month probation period)
Background
WaterAid Australia works within a federated international NGO structure, and is the WaterAid international member responsible for managing country programs in SouthEast Asia and the Pacific. WaterAid Australia has country programs in Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and Cambodia.
The organisation is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Program Coordinator within the Program Operations Team within Policy and Programs to provide quality grant and project management, and operational support to WaterAid’s programs in Cambodia, Timor Leste, and Papua New Guinea, as well as across the region.
WaterAid is a child safe organisation and committed to protection from sexual exploitation and abuse in everything we do. All positions within WaterAid are required to comply with our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
Purpose
Within the spirit of decentralisation and locally-led programming, the role of the Program Operations Team is evolving to encourage more power transfer to WaterAid country programs. These means the role of the Program Coordinator is heavily focussed on supporting country programs to take greater ownership and responsibility for program and contract management.
The specific purpose of the Program Coordinator is to support programming across WaterAid Australia’s country programs, with a focus on strengthening the capacity of country program staG to eGectively manage grants, and all the quality program processes this entails. The role provides contract oversight and project management support to projects across WaterAid Australia portfolio.
The role actively engages, along with Program Operations Team members in continuous improvement in policies, procedures, and behavioural guidance to ensure quality systems and programme performance.
To achieve this the Program Coordinator builds and maintains strong professional relationships with Country Directors, Operations Teams, and Program Managers to support country-led decision making on implementation of projects and management of contracts. The Program Coordinator will also have strong professional relationships with colleagues within WaterAid’s Policy and Programs team to ensure that global norms and best practice related to program quality, planning, monitoring, evaluation and accountability, and gender and social inclusion are applied.
The role also works closely with finance, and corporate and community engagement teams in the Melbourne oGice to ensure eGective financial management of grants, and leads on coordination with operations teams in country to ensure WaterAid’s financial processes are relevant, understood and implemented. The role also supports in ensuring eGective risk management by WaterAid.Keeping in mind the overall purpose described above, the following key accountabilities are highlighted.
To Apply
Please submit an application to recruitment@wateraid.org.au by Wednesday 28th January, with the subject line Application – Program Coordinator .
Applications for this position must include a resume and a cover letter (max 2 pages) addressing the above Qualification, Skills and Selection Criteria. For any queries not answered in this document please email recruitment@wateraid.org.au.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
WaterAid is a child-safe organisation and we are committed to protection from sexual exploitation and abuse in everything we do. We recognise that we must meet community expectations and the trust placed in our personnel to maintain the highest standards of conduct with children. Therefore, all roles within WaterAid are required to comply with our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct.
Successful candidates will also be asked to undergo police and other integrity checks.
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